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NATION'S JOINT SMASHER
Item # 12517
$145.00Nicel-plate pot metal hatchet commemorating Carrie Nation and her hatchet-wielding anti-saloon crusade, circa 1905. About 4 1/4 x 9" overall. Learn More -
ALL NATIONS WELCOME BUT CARRIE
Item # 12516
$140.00Brass painted pot metal hatchet disparaging Carrie Nation and her hatchet-wielding anti-saloon crusade, circa 1905. About 4 3/4 x 11" overall, with a classic anti Carrie Nation slogan. Learn More -
CALIFORNIA PROSPERITY... YES... SANE... LIQUOR REGULATION NO... "BONE DRY" "RETURN OF PROHIBITION" 1932
Item # 12513
$65.00Cardstock poster of broadside from California election promoting "Sane" liquor regulation and opposing "Return of Prohibition", 1934. Measures 11 x 14" overall. Exhibits creasing, notably the top and bottom right corners, so take a good look at the photo. San Francisco Allied Printing Trades union bug. Learn More -
1901 AXE OF ALL NATIONS CUT OUT THE WHISKEY BUY LAUREL STOVES & RANGES DETROIT MICH
Item # 12510
$45.00Small pot metal ax or hatchet promoting Carry Nation and Prohibition, and advertising ART STOVE CO. of Detroit, MI, 1901. 1 7/8 x 3 1/2" overall. Learn More -
CARRY A NATION
Item # 12509
$45.00Small white metal ax or hatchet promoting Carry Nation and Prohibition, c. 1905. 1 1/2 x 3 1/4" overall. Light surface wear. Learn More -
LINCOLN LEGION
Item # 12501
$25.00Oval pinback button with 2" brass stickpin promoting the Lincoln Legion temperance society. Cello measures 1/2 x 5/8" and is excellent. Learn More -
BEER FOR TAXES
Item # 12499
$18.95White metal barrel charm suspended from a patriotic bow with brass stickpin advocating modification of Prohibition. Measures 1 1/2 x 1 1/2" overall and in excellent condition. Learn More -
ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BORN...DIED / WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL 4TH MARCH 1865 EMANCIPATION OF SLAVERY PROCLAIM.D SEPTEMBER 22 1862
Item # 12315
$245.00Large medal memorializing President Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1865. 60 mm., in XF+ condition. Reverse includes a quote from Lincoln's 1865 Inaugural address and commemorates the "Emancipation of Slavery". Learn More -
Kick out DEPRESSION WITH A DEMOCRATIC VOTE
Item # 12251
$175.00Mechanical pinback button promoting the Democratic Party and Franklin D. Roosevelt for president, 1932. 2 1/4" diameter, made by CHARACTER DISPLAY COMPANY CHICAGO. An absolute classic in superior condition with just a couple of very minor scuffs. Learn More -
THE NAMES PROJECT
Item # 11727
$6.95Pinback button promoting The Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, conceived by noted AIDS and LGBT activist and close Harvey Milk associate Cleve Jones in 1985. Depicts The Names Project logo and a quilting needle. 1 3/4" cello in excellent condition. Learn More -
AIDS WALK CHICAGO WALK FOR LIFE 1990
Item # 11726
$4.95Pinback button promoting the 1st Annual AIDS Walk Chicago fundraising event, 1990. 2 1/4" cello in excellent condition. Learn More -
SECOND ANNUAL AIDS WALK CHICAGO 1991
Item # 11725
$3.95Pinback button promoting the 2nd Annual AIDS Walk Chicago fundraising event, 1991. 2 1/4" cello in excellent condition. Learn More -
AIDS WALK 7 CHICAGO
Item # 11724
$2.95Pinback button promoting the 7th Annual AIDS Walk Chicago fundraising event, 1997. Measures 2 x 3" and in excellent condition. Learn More -
U.S. OUT OF EL SALVADOR
Item # 11623
$32.00Paper poster disparaging President Ronald Reagan and opposing U.S. involvement in El Salvador, 1980's. 16 x 21", in excellent condition. Learn More -
POLITICIANS FIGHT FOR $ INTERESTS WE MUST FIGHT FOR OUR OWN
Item # 11510
Regular Price: $65.00
Special Price: $52.00
Flasher pinback button disparaging politicians, circa mid-1970's. 2 1/2", in excellent condition. Unusual - the first we've seen. Learn More -
REPEAL MODIFY (2)
Item # 11445
$45.00Matched set of two pinback buttons promoting the repeal or modification of Prohibition. 1" cellos both in excellent condition with National Advertisers backpaper. Learn More -
DRY
Item # 11436
$22.00Pinback button promoting Prohibition, c. 1910's. 3/4" cello in excellent condition with Ohio Badge Co. backpaper. Learn More -
A STAINLESS FLAG
Item # 11435
$32.00Pinback button promoting Prohibition, c. 1910's. 1" cello exhibits significant stains, so take a good look at the photo. Whitehead & Hoag Co. backpaper. Learn More -
VOTE NO LICENSE
Item # 11434
$22.00Pinback button promoting Prohibition, c. 1910's. 7/8" cello in excellent condition. Filled back, no maker identified. Learn More -
Vote Dry
Item # 11431
$25.00Pinback button promoting Prohibition, c. 1910's. 3/4" cello in excellent condition with St. Louis Button Co. backpaper. Learn More -
I VOTE DRY
Item # 11430
$35.00Pinback button promoting Prohibition, c. 1910's. 5/8 x 1" cello in excellent condition with Whitehead & Hoag Co. backpaper. Learn More -
Nellie Bly trade cards and aluminum business card
Item # 11230
Regular Price: $85.00
Special Price: $72.00
Three trade cards and an aluminum business card featuring Nellie Bly, c. 1890-1901. Trade cards are 3 x 5" (one with a minor corner crease) and the unusual aluminum business card from the 1901 Pan-American Exposition is 2 3/8 x 4". Bly was an American journalist, industrialist, inventor, and charity worker, most famous for her record-breaking trip around the world in 72 days. Learn More -
The "Bloomers" in Hyde Park, or an Extraordinary Exhibition for 1852
Item # 11229
Regular Price: $125.00
Special Price: $95.00
Hand-colored print from London. 7 1/4 x 17 1/4". Light foxing and four vertical folds. Amelia Jenks Bloomer - a temperance and suffrage activist - popularized women's bloomers. In his terrific book entitled Women's Suffrage Memorabilia, Ken Florey explains: "...the new form of dress was a woman's rights issued, not only because of Bloomer's suffrage sympathies, but also because it addressed the topic of women's freedom in terms of her right to be comfortable in what she wore." Learn More -
WOMANS RIGHTS. FREE TRADE. PROHIBITION. PROTECTION.
Item # 11227
Regular Price: $40.00
Special Price: $34.00
Folding trade card advertising the Oliver Chilled Plow with images reflecting the political issues of the day, c. 1880's. 6 x 6". One chip above PROHIBITION, otherwise generally excellent condition. Learn More -
WHERE WOMEN DRINK MORE LIQUOR THAN MEN
Item # 11219
Regular Price: $35.00
Special Price: $29.00
Single-sided flier discusses the relationship between Woman Suffrage and Prohibition, c. 1910. 6 x 8" with several minor edge tears. Learn More
